The idea of Elon Musk as a potential buyer for TikTok may seem like the craziest development yet in the saga of the US government’s determination to ban the app. But it’s not as out-of-left-field as it sounds, and would carry its own potential harms.The world’s wealthiest man has long said he hopes to create … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly growing weary of Elon Musk’s frequent appearances at Mar-a-Lago, despite publicly lauding him as a key donor and supporter. The unlikely bromance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk may not yet be over, but its contours are certainly beginning to fray, according to a report. Publicly, Donald Trump is … Read more
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his aerospace company are currently under scrutiny, with at least three federal reviews initiated to assess their compliance with regulations designed to safeguard national security, according to a report byThe New York Times on Tuesday. The probes, reportedly launched by the United States Air Force, the Department of Defence’s Inspector … Read more
Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk’s net worth has surpassed $400 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, setting a new milestone Wednesday for the world’s richest person, as per a report. The jump in wealth, the business news outlet reported, came after SpaceX and its investors agreed to purchase as much as $1.25 billion … Read more
Ad Astra, a pre-kindergarten Montessori school funded by Elon Musk, has received its initial state permit, allowing the facility to begin operations in Bastrop County, Texas. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission confirmed the licensing on November 14, after an earlier inspection cleared delays in the application process, Fortune reported. A STEM-focused mission Located … Read more
The top US auto-safety regulator is again investigating Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot, this time over whether a fix deployed months ago did enough to stop people from misusing the system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration disclosed Friday that it’s opened a query into the Autopilot recall Tesla conducted in December. The agency is concerned as … Read more
Tesla chief Elon Musk will visit India this month to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to make an announcement related to his plans to invest and open a new factory in the country, two sources with direct knowledge said. The billionaire executive will meet Modi in the week of April 22 in … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg sees an “awesome” and unexpected opportunity with Threads. The new app quickly gained 100 million users, although retention has proven more difficult. When the time is right, Zuckerberg is prepared to do what he can to make it successful long term. Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in … Read more
Twitter on Saturday temporarily limited the amount of posts a user can read daily, announced Elon Musk. “To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits: Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day, Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day, New unverified accounts to 300/day,” Musk said on Twitter. … Read more